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Album of Miscellaneous Subjects

山水花鳥圖冊

early 1650s

Fan Qi 樊圻

(Chinese, 1616–after 1694)
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Culture
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Medium
album of ten leaves; ink and light color on silk
Measurements
Image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1975.22
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Half of this album depicts landscapes; the other half depicts insects, birds, and natural subjects. Emanating peace and tranquility, Fan Qi’s landscapes reveal a quiescent vision and luminescence that lends an otherworldliness to his images. His insects and birds show his attention to minutiae and technical facility in the control of the brush.
A square, golden-yellow woven silk album cover is decorated with a repeating pattern of nested geometric squares. Along the left edge, a vertical off-white paper label displays several columns of black ink calligraphy. Three small rectangular white labels are clustered at the bottom left. The aged silk exhibits wear and fraying along the edges and corners, contrasting with the organized, rhythmic patterns across the cover surface.

Album of Miscellaneous Subjects

early 1650s

Fan Qi

(Chinese, 1616–after 1694)
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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